For City Council Meeting [August 9, 2022]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Marcus Fuller, Acting City Engineer
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Request City Council to (1) Approve a Temporary Construction Easement Agreement with Robert D. Wilson for the property located at 1193 W. Merrill Avenue, Rialto, CA 92376 (APN:0128-161-10); and (2) Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Documents.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Rialto is scheduling construction of the 1193 W. Merrill Avenue Widening Project, City Project No. 210812. At the time the initial Merrill Avenue Widening project was designed and constructed, the 98 feet wide parcel at 1193 W Merrill Avenue was not included in the project due to the lack of public right-of-way.
Staff completed negotiations with the property owner to acquire the required right-of-way and to establish a temporary construction easement for material and equipment storage. The property owner has agreed to grant right-of-way and the temporary construction easement to complete the street widening improvements in exchange for the City completing various improvements on their property.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
On February 9, 2021, the City Council awarded a professional services agreement to Huitt-Zollars, Inc. in the amount of $46,500 for design of the Merrill Avenue Widening Project, City Project No. 210812. Huitt-Zollars has completed the plans, specifications, and documentation pertaining to the right-of-way acquisition and temporary construction easement.
A copy of the Temporary Construction Easement is included as Attachment 1.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Section 21084 of the California Public Resources Code requires that the guidelines for implementation of the California Environmental quality (CEQA) include a list of classes of projects that have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and which shall, therefore, be exempt from the provisions of CEQA. In response to that ...
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